اسْتَقْبَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) فِي طَرِيقٍ فَأَعْرَضْتُ عَنْهُ بِوَجْهِي وَ مَضَيْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي لَأَلْقَاكَ فَأَصْرِفُ وَجْهِي كَرَاهَةَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَيْكَ فَقَالَ لِي رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ وَ لَكِنَّ رَجُلًا لَقِيَنِي أَمْسِ فِي مَوْضِعِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا فَقَالَ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَا أَحْسَنَ وَ لَا أَجْمَلَ .
Translation
From him, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Hassan Bin Ali Bin Fazzal, from Hammad Bin Waqad Al Lahaam who said, ‘I met Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> in a road, but I turned my face away from him<sup>asws</sup> and continued. Then I went over to him<sup>asws</sup> after that, so I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>! I met you<sup>asws</sup> but I turned my face away (but I) disliked it that it would be grievous upon you<sup>asws</sup>’. So he<sup>asws</sup> said to me: ‘May Allah<sup>azwj</sup> have Mercy on you! A man met me<sup>asws</sup> yesterday in such and such a place, so he said, ‘Upon you<sup>asws</sup> be the greetings, O Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>!’ How good (is your action), but (his pronouncing it in public was) not beautiful’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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